European Film Promotion Announces Producers on the Move in Cannes 2014

European Film Promotion Announces Producers on the Move in Cannes 2014

Based on their outstanding careers forged on international co-productions, 24 up-and-coming players in the European film industry have been selected to take part in European Film Promotion‘s (EFP) networking platform Producers on the Move. Now in its 15th year, EFP spotlights emerging European
producers at the Cannes Film Festival from May 17-19 and helps them embark on successful cooperation with their similarly ambitious Producers on the Move colleagues from all over Europe.

The programas been financially supported by the MEDIA Program (2007-2013) of the European Union and the
participating EFP member organizations who each made a careful selection of their national participants according to specific criteria.

The schedule of Producers on the Move includes working sessions, one-to-one speed-dating meetings and various opportunities to exchange knowledge and
follow up discussions on future projects. In addition, EFP will be teaming up with the European cultural channel ARTE and the pan-European co-production
fund Eurimages for Producers on the Move. For the first time, Eurimages has prepared a case study exclusively for EFP’s program to be discussed under the
direction of Eurimages Executive Director Roberto Olla.

He points out the importance of programs such as Producers on the Move:

“This is the 4th consecutive year that Eurimages is involved with this initiative which perfectly marries our objectives of encouraging co-operation
between producers so as to stimulate cinematographic co-productions and of promoting their international distribution. Further to the success of the
collaboration at the Cannes Festival, the Eurimages Fund has strengthened its partnership with European Film Promotion through other initiatives which
also seek to unite professionals from the European film industry in order to participate in its development on an international level.”

Looking back at previous editions, EFP’s programme results each year in several new trans-national co-productions and gives the producers a higher profile
in Cannes. For 2013, almost all of the participants are still in contact with one another and 17 co-productions are in development.